Advertising
and Promotion (MKT621)
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Lesson
9
POSITIONING
LECTURE
OVERVIEW
In
this lecture continuing with
Positioning, we will explain various
steps to decide about
positioning
strategy and inform about broad
rules about positioning.
Furthermore, its
components
will be discussed followed by creative
strategies, various related steps and a
few
universally
accepted advertising standards.
DECIDING
ABOUT POSITIONING
STRATEGY
Nine
Steps
1.
Identify
competitor.
2.
How
are competitors perceived &
evaluated by consumers?
3.
Determine
positioning strategy used by
each competitor for specific
product category.
4.
Understand
customer thoroughly.
5.
Identify
Various alternative positioning
strategies available
6.
Find
which position is still
unused.
7.
Evaluate
own strengths &
weaknesses.
8.
Select
the position.
9.
Monitor
& Evaluate the
position.
·
Economic
analysis should guide
decision.
·
Usually
is segmentation commitment.
·
Stick
to advertising theme if
working.
·
Don't
try to be something which
you are not.
·
Use
symbols.
Broad
Positioning Rules
1.
Keep
it focused
2.
Keep
it consistent.
3.
Keep
it long term.
Components
of Positioning
Three
Main Components:
Benefit:
Emotional reason to purchase from
your company.
1.
2.
Target:
Your best potential
customer.
3.
Competition:
Anyone else in the market
who is vying for the
same or similar
customers.
BRANDING
·
It
is a process of creating a unique
identity for a
product.
·
It
creates memorability.
·
It
establishes preferences, habits &
loyalties.
·
It
is equated as recalling brand
name.
CREATIVE
STRATEGIES
Creative
strategy should describe the
message appeal & execution
style.
Based
on following factors
·
Identification
of TARGET AUDIENCE.
·
The
basic PROBLEM ISSUE.
·
OPPORTUNITY
to be addressed by advertising.
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·
The
major SELLING IDEA or KEY
BENEFIT message needs to
communicate.
7
Steps of Creative
Process
1.
ORIENTATION. Pointing out
problem.
2.
PREPARATION. Gathering
data.
3.
ANALYSIS. Collecting relevant
material.
4.
IDEATION. Piling up alternative
ideas.
5.
INCUBATION. Putting problems
aside.
6.
SYNTHESIS. Putting pieces
together.
7.
EVALUATION. Judging resulting
idea.
UNIVERSAL
ADVERTISING STANDARDS
·
Does
this advertisement position
product simply & with
unmistakable clarity?
·
Is
this advertising built on
compelling & persuasive consumer
benefit?
·
Does
this advertising create a
brand personality?
·
Is
this advertising unexpected?
·
Is
this advertising single
minded?
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